Last year I was privileged to be commissioned to trace descendants of the crews of the Cutty Sark. I got the chance to see the Conservation Project up close and was so impressed by the quality of the restoration work and the imaginative curation and interpretation. I know the descendants whom we brought together on the ship felt the same way.

Now the Cutty Sark has reached the finals of the National Lottery Awards 2013. The Awards are an annual search to find the UK’s favourite Lottery-funded projects, and they aim to celebrate and recognise the difference that those projects have made to people, places and communities all across the UK.

The Cutty Sark is competing against six other projects for the title of Best Heritage Project and would be a very worthy winner. If you agree, please vote here.